times‚ for an earthquake death toll to reach 20‚000 to 20‚000 people with hundreds of thousands left homeless. There are four factors that affect the casualty rate and economic impact of earthquake: magnitude‚ location‚ quality of construction of building‚ and timing. Magnitude The magnitude‚ or strength‚ of an earthquake is measured on the Richer scale‚ ragging from 1to 10‚ with 10 being the greatest. Earthquake over 6 on the Richter scale are often deadly‚ and those over 8 are generally catastrophic
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In Pyrmont‚ high rise buildings are everywhere and they are still being built continuously‚ even though the area is packed with buildings and the spaces between the buildings are very narrow. My focus questions relating to the spatial dimension concentrates on why the area is so dense and why high rise buildings were built. The results I have acquired are from local newspapers‚ which had reported about the history of Pyrmont and how it started developing into a high rise area‚ and from my observations
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(2013) states that “finding a market for the coir is number one priority for Garbologie right now”‚ a solution that involved coir held more importance for them. As insulation is a government regulated industry‚ there was a lengthy set of standards the product would have to conform to in order to meet health and safety guidelines (Building Code of Australia‚ 2002). Since this would take time and resources‚ it is not as practical as marketing the coir as this does not have as many health and safety risks
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Life Between Buildings – Jan Gehl Three requirements of public spaces: Create desirable conditions for‚ -Necessary outdoor activities -Optional recreational activities -Social activities Necessary activities: going to school‚ work‚ shopping‚ waiting for a bus or person‚ running errands‚ etc. These activities are‚ more or less‚ required for people to participate in. Optional activities: activities that are engaged only if the person has a desire to do so and the place makes it possible
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Green Buildings Can Save Us Green buildings‚ or energy-efficient buildings‚ are perceived to be the kind of modern buildings that can save energy by implementing advanced technologies in these days. Looking at many good examples on the internet or television about these energy-efficient buildings‚ I feel that if we have the technology‚ why wouldn’t we do something to save us from the increasing shortage of energy? It is easy and if we change all our old style utilities‚ we can live more comfortably
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construct monuments and memorials for the sake of honoring the past and teaching the future. When agencies and governments act upon this duty for memorialize‚ two main factors stand for consideration: the practical and the emotional. When considering building a monument and memorializing a person or event‚ agencies must first think practically. What is to be built? How much will it cost? Where shall it be placed? Clearly‚ if an agency is to honor the past‚ they must plan carefully and build respectfully
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BEST PRACTICES MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS State Department of Education September 2006 Dr. Marilyn Howard State Superintendent of Public Instruction Acknowledgement We want to acknowledge and thank staff at the Division of Building Safety who spent time helping compile and review this manual. Much of the information in this manual was taken from Preventive Maintenance for Local Government Buildings‚ April 2000‚ published by the Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor‚ Program
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MAPÚA-NSTP ON-LINE LEARNING EXERCISE SUMMARY REPORT Prepared by : Calma‚ Armie M. Section: AY02 Date: 5/21/2013 Activity Title: Chapter 12 HOMEWORK NO. 4 GROUP NO. 3 Reminder: Use arial font; size - 12; single –spaced. (Your answers should be in narrative format and do researches to provide more suitable responses.) Answers: 1. In your own understanding‚ What is Community Organizing? Community organizing is a process where people come together to strengthen
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Introduction of Green Building Materials INTRODUCTION Materials are the stuff of economic life in our industrial world. They include the resource inputs and the product outputs of industrial production. How we handle them is a major determinant of real economic efficiency‚ and also has a major impact on our health and the health of the natural environment The built-environment is also a strategic realm of social‚ economic and environmental change. Various writers have stated that spatial redesign
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Every city has own style of architecture. Buildings actually is a face of every country and city. Of course‚ in every city there are old buildings and new ones. There is a question‚ whether a city should preserve its old‚ historic buildings or destroy them and replace them with modern buildings. One group of people is sure‚ that government has to save old buildings. The other group of people thinks‚ that it is better to build new buildings. I have to say‚ that relate myself to the first group of
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